Hi there guys, i am looking for lens that i can make some details with it.

Few things- it will be on canon 60D, so APS-C. It should be canon, i will buy sigma or tamron only if i will be desperate. Budget is 1300euros (or dollars) for primes, 2000 for zoom lens (thats because if i buy one prime, maybe i will need another). USM, or ultrasonic motors please.

I want it for fotoreports, so that is a huuge field of operations, but mostly something that is - around 15 metres away. For example - details of hand of guitarist on stage, smoking wheel of car that is racing, face expression of racers. My 15-85 is simply not enough for details, only if i come close, but for (for example) whole car it is enough.

I was about to get canon 70-200 F2.8L IS II, but after i tested it yeasterday (version one), i am disapointed of it, reach is not as long as i was hoping for (thank god i did not ordered one), so i am also considering some other glass - Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM, CANON EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM.

I shoot mostly outdoor, but sometimes inside and thats why i think F4 is what i can get worst.

Trouble is - i dont really know what focal length i want because i can't test it, or can be 70-200 suitable for job like that? What you use mostly and are you satisfied with?

... something that is - around 15 metres away. For example - details of hand of guitarist on stage, smoking wheel of car that is racing, face expression of racers. (...)

Trouble is - i dont really know what focal length i want because i can't test it

There are a whole bunch of Field of View Calculators on the internet. Feel free to Google yourself, but for the sake of convenience, I just input the above criteria--1.6 CF, 15m--and 300mm FL into the Dimensional Field of View Calculator here:

As it's for a Canon I've moved the thread but left a "shadow" behind so the thread can be found from its old location. Third party lens discussion is welcome in this section when the recommendation is specifically for a Canon body.

For some of what you are after the aperture of 2.8 sounds like a necessity, but for range a 70-300 or 100-400.Maybe consider a 100 macro 2.8 L - especially, if you think you might enjoy macro ( or 135 F2 ) and then 70-300 Tamron VC SP, for value for money.

But, like already mentioned the 70-200 is a good al rounder maybe budget in a 1.4 extender.

does somebody here own a 70-300 IS "L" ? It also seems a good choice (but that poor aperture ... )

i know i might sound (or feel) like pain in the butt, but i have only three months before i will (maybe, but it seems so) loose my job, so i have just one try (and one budget of 2000 euros) to purchase right lens

I have the 70-300L. With modern IS and weather sealing, I consider it the lightweight alternative to the 100-400L. For my styles of shooting the aperture isn't a problem and I've always managed to compensate with moderate high ISO even in dull weather.